jacobconroy
Hillbilly of Leisure
Yo!
I've been sidetracked. The group 64 battery died in my 1987 Ford van and I can get a replacement at a prorated price. My question is, should I install two and wire them in parallel?
There are mounting spots for two batteries under the hood, but ye old Ford manual says that the second battery was isolated (factory installation) when not charging and provided power for the trailer connector...or something.
The van does sit for quite a bit of time and I try to run it once each month. There is a security system and I'm sure that's the parasitic drain that nuked the last battery. No matter if I put one or two batteries in this time, I will be installing a NOCO 2-back maintenance charger (or whatever type of built-in charger that you folks recommend).
If I can benefit from two lead-acid starting batteries and want them to be the same make and age...this is the time to do it.
So, good idea or waste of money? The coach batteries (to be added later) for the camping gear will be a separate system.
Thanks.
Edit: Oh yeah...it's a 7.5 liter (460 ci) gas engine that doesn't seem to be too cold-blooded.
I've been sidetracked. The group 64 battery died in my 1987 Ford van and I can get a replacement at a prorated price. My question is, should I install two and wire them in parallel?
There are mounting spots for two batteries under the hood, but ye old Ford manual says that the second battery was isolated (factory installation) when not charging and provided power for the trailer connector...or something.
The van does sit for quite a bit of time and I try to run it once each month. There is a security system and I'm sure that's the parasitic drain that nuked the last battery. No matter if I put one or two batteries in this time, I will be installing a NOCO 2-back maintenance charger (or whatever type of built-in charger that you folks recommend).
If I can benefit from two lead-acid starting batteries and want them to be the same make and age...this is the time to do it.
So, good idea or waste of money? The coach batteries (to be added later) for the camping gear will be a separate system.
Thanks.
Edit: Oh yeah...it's a 7.5 liter (460 ci) gas engine that doesn't seem to be too cold-blooded.
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